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Volume 13 Issue 8 (August) 2024

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To evaluate the clinical types of hypopigmented macules at tertiary care center
Dr. Harish Sharma, Dr. Aditi Sharma

Aim: To evaluate the clinical types of hypopigmented macules at tertiary care center. Materials and method: All male and female patients between 1 - 60 years of age with hypopigmented macules attending the out-patient clinic of the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy in Sardar Patel Medical College And PBM Group of Hospitals, Bikaner after obtaining approval from institutional ethical committee were considered for the study. Written Consent was taken from the individual patients to include them in the study. Simple random sampling was used. Prevalance of hypopigmented macules was taken as 1 out of every 20 people. Results: Among 100 cases of hypopigmentary disorders, vitiligo (in evolution) was seen in 21% cases, achromic pityriasis versicolor in 19% cases, pityriasis alba in 15% cases, idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis in 16% cases, post inflammatory hypopigmentation in 11% cases, leprosy in 7% cases, progressive macular hypomelanosis in 4% cases, Nevus depigmentosus in 3% cases, Nevus anemicus in 2% cases and extra genital LSA in 2% cases. Conclusion: Based on this study, specific dermatoscopic characteristics were identified for certain hypopigmented macular disorders. However, some dermatoscopic findings in these conditions were found to be non-specific.

 
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